# Clinical Pharmacist - Community > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-pharmacist-community/2342b94b-a7cb-4beb-96d6-f615cb957133 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-pharmacist-community/2342b94b-a7cb-4beb-96d6-f615cb957133.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Huddersfield - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata, per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (up to 37.5 hours per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-06T00:02:22.890Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Halifax/Calderdale_Huddersfield_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacist/Pharmacist-v8094965 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8094965?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder is responsible for providing a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients in their own homes or care homes in the Calderdale and Huddersfield area this may be as part of the Hospital at Home (H@H), Urgent Community response Team (UCR) or the wider Community Division.  The post holder will be an integral part of the Community Division Pharmacy team and work seamlessly between primary and secondary care and link with a range of healthcare professionals to optimise concordance and compliance with prescribed medication. For the purpose of this post all patients who are accepted to the Community caseload and are registered with a GP in Calderdale or Huddersfield may be reviewed, they may also be referred directly from CHFT staff or Gateway to Care when concerns about medication that might increase chances of admission or readmission are identified. Patients may be on high-risk medication or complex regimes. ### Main duties of the job ●      Patients will be reviewed in a home setting. ●      Review medication and work with Community Teams to ensure patients are able to derive the maximum benefit from medication. ●      Participate in MDT. ●      Assess compliance with medication  which may lead to hospital admission or deterioration in condition. ●      Working closely with patients to implement medicines optimisation. ●      Liaise with GPs and community pharmacists to ensure that medicines are reconciled following transfer to primary care. ●      Communicate with GPs, community pharmacists and hospital consultants recommendations in respect to individual patient medication changes as appropriate to the needs of the patient. ●      Provide skilled pharmaceutical counselling to patients to improve concordance and compliance with medicines and to reduce risks from medication related events. Promote concepts of self-care with patients, significant others, and healthcare professionals in respect to medicines and medicines concordance. - Work in an independent manner to explore all ways of supporting patients with complex medication issues. - Work in partnership with the patient, to support self-care. ●      Further develop and feedback on key performance indicators. ●      Work closely with Hospital at Home teams within CHFT and key personnel in the community in Calderdale and Huddersfield. ●       Work with the CHFT Community teams to develop the service and provide training to staff. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Clinical Duties Reviews medication in high-risk patients for clinical appropriateness, drug interactions and assess compliance and concordance issues: ●      Provides professional and clinical information and advice to the multidisciplinary healthcare staff in primary and secondary care, patients and carers, to support individual patient care and medicines management. ●      Makes recommendations tailored to the context of specific patients or situations, including calculations for complex drug regimens. ●      Addresses issues of co-existing medical diseases and conditions such as renal and hepatic impairment, and concurrent medications. ●      Applies sound professional judgement to complex clinical issues and dilemmas, particularly where definitive information is lacking. ●      Participates in pharmacy practice research and clinical audit. ●      If a prescriber, prescribes within area of competence. Work towards attaining an Independent Prescriber qualification if not a prescriber. ## Person Specification ### QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING **Essential** - MPharm or equivalent Degree in Pharmacy approved by RPSGB. - Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent qualification) **Desirable** - Registered Pharmacist with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain ### KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE **Essential** - Evidence of practical experience of medication review in a hospital or community setting. - Recent relevant pre-registration training and experience in hospital. - Good knowledge of Clinical Pharmacy, Medicines Management and Pharmacy Practice acquired through training and experience. - Evidence of Pharmacy Practice Research and Clinical Audit - Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail. - Ability to work under pressure. - Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team - Problem solving and analytical skills. - Demonstrate commitment to CPD - Education & Training skills - Able to fulfil all physical requirements of the post with Occupational Health clearance **Desirable** - Knowledge of drug budgets ### COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES) **Essential** - Computer literate - Ability to use dispensing systems such as EMIS Web or similar - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - Self-motivating and the ability to influence others - Must be eligible to work in the UK. - Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust - Driving licence and access to a vehicle for domiciliary visits insured for business use **Desirable** - Has recent experience using: Systemone, EMIS, Cerner and Pharmoutcomes. - Experience of managing staff ## Documents - [jd and ps spec (pdf, 528.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10388555) - [job description appendix a (pdf, 259.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2182) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.